Overall Chart
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""This album outperforms its predecessor, which felt like dissonant noise. The current sound is more engaging, replete with pleasing melodies and intriguing songs. A nice piece of work." Reply
"This is a B-sides album where there is good reason for the songs being B-sides. Not many good tracks to speak of here. Best tracks: Sam's Town (Abbey Road Version), The Ballad Of Michael Valentine, Tranquilize, and their cover of Romeo and Juliet." Reply
"If you like heavy freak out psychedelic metal you will dig this." Reply
"Unfortunately most people only see it as "the album that followed Private Dancer" and while Typical Male was a huge hit, nothing else on it approached the same sort of success that the previous album did. But I've always enjoyed the album and think it's almost equal to the predecessor." Reply
"Good album. Best 10 songs average is 84,5/100 and the album can get good 85/100. Best songs are "Single", "Se a vida é" (that's the way life is)" and "A red letter day" all 90/100. All other songs average/only just good 75-80/100. Genre: Synthpop" Reply
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Eastwood | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Really great album...deserving of a much higher ranking for 1972." Reply
"If you like guitars you may surely like this album. I do. There are all sorts of guitars here attacking your listening experience, coming from all sorts of directions." Reply
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NickVolos | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"One of the better comeback albums form the decade, the sheer crazyness of some of the tracks makes this worth a listen. Watt and Hurley are still one of the greatest rhythm sections in all of rock." Reply
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Jbalbinolr | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Not as well known as "Acabou Chorare", from the previous year, but it's pretty similar _ so, it's another wonderful record from this hippie commune that mixed samba and hard rock, here still at their peak. Excellent musicianship with a poetic worldview. Very unique." Reply
"There is nothing more disappointing than seeing a major artist so drunk on stage that they ruin a show. I totally get Coconut's comment. Sadly, the last time I saw Marillion was the end of the road for me, in buying any of their new work or ever seeing them live again. Steve Hogarth, you ruined i..." [+] Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,426 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,414 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,599 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,722 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,967 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 824 | 8% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 26 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,997 | 50% | |
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2,659 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1996 | |
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| 1. Belle And Sebastian | |
| 2. Weezer | |
| 3. DJ Shadow | |
| 4. Tool | |
| 5. Beck | |
| 6. フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | |
| 7. Swans | |
| 8. OutKast | |
| 9. Manic Street Preachers | |
| 10. Fugees | |
| 11. 2Pac | |
| 12. Jay-Z | |
| 13. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | |
| 14. Nick Cave | |
| 15. Aphex Twin | |
| 16. Richard David James | |
| 17. R.E.M. | |
| 18. Eels | |
| 19. Sublime | |
| 20. Wilco |
